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A Bee Fly!
Have you ever seen a bee fly, a member of the family Bombylidae? It's about the size of some bees....
Bee fly, a bombyliid, hovers like a helicopter. Note the long tongue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) 2800 copy
Bee fly foraging for nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Not Bees--They're Flies
There are "bees" and there are "flies."And then there are "bee flies."Bee flies? They're so named...
Bee Fly
Large Body
Sip of Nectar